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4136
OMB No. 1545-0162
Credit for Federal Tax Paid on Fuels
Form
Caution: ● Claims for diesel fuel and kerosene (other than kerosene used in aviation) used on a farm for farming pur-
poses on new lines 3e and 4c are made only by the ultimate purchaser after September 30, 2005.
● Claims on lines 5 and 8 for aviation-grade kerosene can be made only for uses or sales before October 1, 2005. See
line 14 and the worksheets in the instructions for claims for kerosene used in aviation after September 30, 2005.
● There are two credit rates in effect for most fuels during 2005. The * rate is applicable after Sept. 30, 2005.
1 Nontaxable Use of Gasoline
(a) Type of use (b) Rate (c) Gallons (d) Amount of credit (e) CRN
a Off-highway business use of gasoline $.184/.183* $
b Use of gasoline on a farm for farming purposes .184/.183* 362
c Other nontaxable use of gasoline .184/.183*
2 Nontaxable Use of Aviation Gasoline
(a) Type of use (b) Rate (c) Gallons (d) Amount of credit (e) CRN
a Use in commercial aviation (other than foreign trade) $ .15 $ 354
b Other nontaxable use .194/.193* 324
3 Nontaxable Use of Undyed Diesel Fuel
Claimant certifies that the diesel fuel did not contain visible evidence of dye.
Exception. If any of the diesel fuel included in this claim did contain visible evidence of dye, attach an explanation; check here 䊳
Caution: Line 5 applies to claims for aviation-grade kerosene before October 1, 2005. See line 14 and the worksheets in the instructions
for kerosene used in aviation after September 30, 2005.
(a) Type of use (b) Rate (c) Gallons (d) Amount of credit (e) CRN
a Use in commercial aviation (other than foreign trade) $.175 $ 355
b Other nontaxable use .219 369
c Use in foreign trade .044 377
6 Sales by Registered Ultimate Vendors of Undyed Diesel Fuel Registration No. 䊳
Claimant certifies that it sold the diesel fuel at a tax-excluded price, repaid the amount of tax to the buyer, or has obtained written
consent of the buyer to make the claim. Claimant certifies that the diesel fuel did not contain visible evidence of dye.
Exception. If any of the diesel fuel included in this claim did contain visible evidence of dye, attach an explanation and check here 䊳
Caution: Registered ultimate vendors cannot make claims for diesel fuel sold for use on a farm for farming purposes after Sept. 30, 2005.
(a) Type of use (b) Rate (c) Gallons (d) Amount of credit (e) CRN
a Use on a farm for farming purposes before Oct. 1, 2005
b Use by a state or local government
$.244
.244/.243* $
360
Claimant certifies that it sold the kerosene at a tax-excluded price, repaid the amount of tax to the buyer, or has obtained the written consent
of the buyer to make the claim. Claimant certifies that the kerosene did not contain visible evidence of dye.
Exception. If any of the kerosene included in this claim did contain visible evidence of dye, attach an explanation and check here 䊳
Caution: Registered ultimate vendors cannot make claims for kerosene sold for use on a farm for farming purposes after September 30, 2005.
(a) Type of use (b) Rate (c) Gallons (d) Amount of credit (e) CRN
a Use on a farm for farming purposes before Oct. 1, 2005 $.244 $
b Use by a state or local government .244/.243* 346
c Sales from a blocked pump .244/.243*
d Use in certain intercity and local buses .17 350
8 Sales by Registered Ultimate Vendors of Aviation-Grade Kerosene before Oct. 1, 2005 Reg. No. 䊳
Claimant sold the aviation-grade kerosene at a tax-excluded price and has not collected the amount of tax from the buyer, repaid the
amount of tax to the buyer, or has obtained written consent of the buyer to make the claim.
Caution: Line 8 applies to claims for aviation-grade kerosene before October 1, 2005. See line 14 and the worksheets in the instructions
for sales of kerosene for use in aviation after September 30, 2005.
(a) Type of use (b) Rate (c) Gallons (d) Amount of credit (e) CRN
a Use in commercial aviation (other than foreign trade) $.175 $ 355
b Other nontaxable use .219
c Use on a farm for farming purposes .219 369
d Use by a state or local government .219
9 Sales by Registered Ultimate Vendors of Gasoline Registration No. 䊳
Claimant sold the gasoline at a tax-excluded price and has not collected the amount of tax from the buyer, repaid the amount of tax to the
buyer, or has obtained written consent of the buyer to make the claim; and obtained an unexpired certificate from the buyer and has no reason
to believe any information in the certificate is false. See the instructions for additional information to be submitted.
(b) Rate (c) Gallons (d) Amount of credit (e) CRN
a Use by a nonprofit educational organization $.184/.183* $
362
b Use by a state or local government .184/.183*
10 Sales by Registered Ultimate Vendors of Aviation Gasoline Registration No. 䊳
Claimant sold the aviation gasoline at a tax-excluded price and has not collected the amount of tax from the buyer, repaid the amount of tax
to the buyer, or has obtained written consent of the buyer to make the claim; and obtained an unexpired certificate from the buyer and has no
reason to believe any information in the certificate is false. See the instructions for additional information to be submitted.
(b) Rate (c) Gallons (d) Amount of credit (e) CRN
a Use by a nonprofit educational organization $.194/.193* $
324
b Use by a state or local government .194/.193*
11 Nontaxable Use of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG)
(a) Type of use (b) Rate (c) Gallons (d) Amount of credit (e) CRN
a Use in certain intercity and local buses $.062 $ 352
b Use in qualified local buses or school buses .136 361
c Other nontaxable use .136 395
12 Alcohol Fuel Mixture Credit Registration No. 䊳
Claimant produced an alcohol fuel mixture by mixing taxable fuel with alcohol. The alcohol fuel mixture was sold by the claimant to any
person for use as a fuel or was used as a fuel by the claimant.
(b) Rate (c) Gallons (d) Amount of credit (e) CRN
a Alcohol fuel mixtures containing ethanol $.51 $ 393
b Alcohol fuel mixtures containing alcohol (other than ethanol) .60 394
13 Biodiesel Mixture Credit Registration No. 䊳
Claimant produced a biodiesel mixture by mixing diesel fuel with biodiesel. The biodiesel mixture was sold by the claimant to any person for
use as fuel or was used as a fuel by the claimant. Claimant has a certificate from the producer or importer of the biodiesel which identifies
the percentage of biodiesel and agri-biodiesel in the product, and has no reason to believe the information is false. See the instructions for
line 13 to see if you must attach the certificate.
(b) Rate (c) Gallons (d) Amount of credit (e) CRN
a Biodiesel (other than agri-biodiesel) mixtures $.50 $ 388
b Agri-biodiesel mixtures 1.00 390
14 Kerosene For Use in Aviation After September 30, 2005. See the instructions for worksheets to figure the amount of credit.
(d) Amount of credit (e) CRN
a Use in commercial aviation (other than foreign trade) $ 355
b Sales by registered ultimate vendors 369
15 Total income tax credit claimed. Add lines 1 through 14, column (d). Enter here and on
Form 1040, line 70 (also check box b on line 70); Form 1120, line 32f(2); Form 1120-A, line
28f(2); Form 1120S, line 23c; Form 1041, line 24g; or the proper line of other returns. 䊳 15 $
Form 4136 (2005)
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I.R.S. SPECIFICATIONS TO BE REMOVED BEFORE PRINTING
INSTRUCTIONS TO PRINTERS
FORM 4136, PAGE 3 of 6
MARGINS: TOP 13mm (1⁄2 "), CENTER SIDES. PRINTS: HEAD TO HEAD
PAPER: WHITE WRITING, SUB. 20. INK: BLACK
FLAT SIZE: 406mm (16") 279mm (11") folded to 203mm (8") X 279mm (11")
PERFORATE: ON FOLD
DO NOT PRINT — DO NOT PRINT — DO NOT PRINT — DO NOT PRINT
Instructions for Form 4136 Income, Deductions, Credits, etc., showing the allocation to
each partner specifying the number of gallons of each fuel
Section references are to the Internal Revenue Code. used during the tax year, the applicable credit per gallon, the
nontaxable use or sale, and any additional information
What’s New required to be submitted.
● The reduced rates of excise tax for most alcohol-blended
fuels have been eliminated and the lines for any credits have Additional Information
been removed. ● Publication 378, Fuel Tax Credits and Refunds, has more
● The following new credits have been added: information on nontaxable uses and the definitions of terms
a. Sales by registered ultimate vendors of aviation-grade such as ultimate vendor and blocked pump.
kerosene (line 8) before October 1, 2005; ● Publication 225, Farmer’s Tax Guide, also includes
b. Sales by registered ultimate vendors of gasoline (line 9) information on credits for the federal excise tax on fuels.
and aviation gasoline (line 10) sold to state and local ● Notice 2005-4. You can find Notice 2005-4 on page 289 of
governments and nonprofit educational organizations; Internal Revenue Bulletin 2005-2 at
c. Sales by registered ultimate vendors of undyed diesel www.irs.gov/pub/irs-irbs/irb05-02.pdf.
fuel (line 3d) or undyed kerosene (line 4b) sold for use by ● Notice 2005-24. You can find Notice 2005-24 on page 757
intercity and local buses, if the ultimate purchaser waives its of Internal Revenue Bulletin 2005-12 at
right to the claim; www.irs.gov/pub/irs-irbs/irb05-12.pdf.
d. Alcohol fuel mixtures (line 12) and biodiesel mixtures ● Notice 2005-62. You can find Notice 2005-62 on page 443
(line 13); and of Internal Revenue Bulletin 2005-35 at
e. Kerosene for use in aviation after September 30, 2005 (line www.irs.gov/pub/irs-irbs/irb05-35.pdf.
14). ● Notice 2005-80. You can find Notice 2005-80 in Internal
Revenue Bulletin 2005-46 at
● Fuel used in mobile machinery in an off-highway business www.irs.gov/pub/irs-irbs/irb05-46.pdf.
use is limited to an annual claim on Form 4136 for taxable
years beginning after October 22, 2004. Recordkeeping
● Effective after September 30, 2005, the ultimate vendor can You must keep records to support any credits claimed on
no longer make claims for undyed diesel fuel (line 6a) and this return for at least 3 years from the date the return is due
undyed kerosene (line 7a) used on a farm for farming or filed, whichever is later.
purposes. Claims can be made only by the ultimate purchaser
(the farmer), using lines 3e and 4c. However, claims for Including the Fuel Tax Credit in Income
kerosene used in aviation on a farm for farming purposes must You must include in your gross income the amount of the
be claimed by the ultimate vendor on line 14b. credit from line 15 if you took a deduction on your tax return
● Effective after September 30, 2005, claims cannot be that included the amount of the taxes and that deduction
made for the LUST tax, except for fuel destined for export. reduced your income tax liability. See Pub. 378 for more
The affected credit rates have been reduced by $.001 to information.
reflect this change. Two rates are shown on various lines of
Form 4136, the * rate is effective after September 30, 2005. Specific Instructions
● Aviation-grade kerosene is eliminated as a type of fuel Complete all information requested for each claim you make.
effective after September 30, 2005. Lines 5 and 8 are not You must enter the number (when requested) from the Type
applicable after this date. All ultimate purchaser claims for of Use Table, the number of gallons, and the amount of
kerosene used in domestic commercial aviation and all credit. If you need more space for any line (for example, for
registered ultimate vendor claims for kerosene used in more types of use), prepare a separate sheet using the same
noncommercial aviation and foreign trade after September format as the line.
30, 2005, will be made on line 14. Type of use 11 is not valid Attach separate sheets showing any additional information
after September 30, 2005. required for your claim such as the computation of the
● Type of use 13 has been added to the type of use table, amount to be credited. Be sure to write your name and
exclusive use by a nonprofit educational organization. taxpayer identification number (TIN) on each sheet.
● Type of use 14 has been added to the type of use table, Amount of credit. For lines 1 through 14, multiply the rate
exclusive use by a state, a political subdivision of a state, or by the number of gallons. For lines 12 and 13, enter the
the District of Columbia. number of gallons of alcohol or biodiesel. Enter the result (or
the combined result as indicated by the brackets) in the
amount of credit column. Include amounts from any separate
Purpose of Form sheets.
Use Form 4136 to claim a credit for certain nontaxable uses
(or sales) of fuel during the income tax year. Also use Form Annual Claims
4136 if you are a producer claiming a credit for alcohol fuel If a claim was not made for any gallons during the income
mixtures or biodiesel mixtures. However, you may use Form tax year on Form 8849 or Form 720, an annual claim may be
8849, Claim for Refund of Excise Taxes, to claim a periodic made. Generally, an annual claim is made on Form 4136 for
refund instead of waiting to claim an annual credit on Form the income tax year during which the fuel was used by the
4136. ultimate purchaser, sold by the registered ultimate vendor,
used to produce an alcohol fuel mixture or biodiesel mixture,
Caution: You cannot claim any amounts on Form 4136 that
or used in mobile machinery.
you claimed on Form 8849 or Schedule C (Form 720).
Partnerships. Partnerships (other than electing large
partnerships) cannot file this form. Instead, they must include
a statement on Schedule K-1 (Form 1065), Partner’s Share of
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I.R.S. SPECIFICATIONS TO BE REMOVED BEFORE PRINTING
INSTRUCTIONS TO PRINTERS
FORM 4136, PAGE 4 of 6
MARGINS: TOP 13mm (1⁄2 "), CENTER SIDES. PRINTS: HEAD TO HEAD
PAPER: WHITE WRITING, SUB. 20. INK: BLACK
FLAT SIZE: 406mm (16") 279mm (11") folded to 203mm (8") X 279mm (11")
PERFORATE: ON FOLD
DO NOT PRINT — DO NOT PRINT — DO NOT PRINT — DO NOT PRINT
Total. Enter the amount of the credit here and on line 14a of Form 4136 䊳
Line 14b. Sales by registered ultimate vendors certificate from the ultimate purchaser. For types of use 1, 9,
10, or 13, see Notice 2005-80 for a model certificate. For
Claimant. For lines 1 and 2 below, the registered ultimate type of use 14, see Model Certificate B in Pub. 378 or Model
vendor of the kerosene for use in aviation is eligible to make Certificate P in Pub. 510. Write your UA registration number
this claim only if the buyer waives his or her right by in the blank space on line 14b.
providing the registered ultimate vendor with an unexpired
certificate. For lines 3, 4, and 5 below, the registered ultimate Allowable sales. For lines 4 and 5, the kerosene for use in
vendor of the kerosene for use in aviation is the only person aviation must have been sold during the income tax year for
eligible to make this claim and has obtained the required type of use 1, 9, 10, 13, or 14.
(a) Type of use (b) Rate (c) Gallons (d) Amount of credit
1 Use in commercial aviation (other than foreign trade) $ .175 $
taxed at $.219
2 Use in commercial aviation (other than foreign trade) .200
taxed at $.244
3 Nonexempt use in noncommercial aviation .025
4 Other nontaxable uses taxed at $.244 .243
5 Other nontaxable uses taxed at $.219 .218
Total. Enter the amount of the credit here and on line 14b of Form 4136 䊳
Paperwork Reduction Act Notice. We ask for the The time needed to complete and file this form will vary
information on Form 4136 to carry out the Internal Revenue depending on individual circumstances. The estimated
laws of the United States. We need it to ensure that you are burden for individual taxpayers filing this form is approved
complying with these laws and to allow us to figure and under OMB control number 1545-0074 and is included in the
collect the right amount of tax. estimates shown in the instructions for Form 1040. The
estimated burden for all other taxpayers is shown below.
You are not required to provide the information requested Recordkeeping, 19 hr., 46 min.; Learning about the law or
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or records relating to a form or its instructions must be
retained as long as their contents may become material in If you have comments concerning the accuracy of these
the administration of any Internal Revenue law. Generally, tax time estimates or suggestions for making Form 4136 simpler,
returns and return information are confidential, as required by we would be happy to hear from you. You can write to the
section 6103. Internal Revenue Service at the address listed in the
instructions of the tax return with which Form 4136 is filed.